atomic multiple target explicit rule

[Howard Mak]

Is there any way to make multiple target rules "atomic" without making them 
implicit rules?  Ref.

http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.utils.help/browse_frm/thread/22f86288f3245e6b/14473134645359f7?lnk=gst&q=multiple+targets&rnum=5#14473134645359f7

I'd like to use a multi-job make to compile Java archives that contain both 
.class and other types of files.

Thank you.

- Howard